North Korea's Kim departs for Russia by private train ahead of talks with Putin - Reports
Moscow, Apr 24 (Sputnik/UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has started his travel to Russia by a private train ahead of his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, local media reported.
Kim is expected to arrive in Vladivostok on Wednesday.
The Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim was seen off by leading officials from the North Korean Worker's Party, the country's government and the armed forces.
On Tuesday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said that Putin and Kim would meet on April 25 in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok.
Ushakov noted that the talks would focus on a political and diplomatic solution to the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula. It will be the first meeting of the leaders of Russia and North Korea.
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